East Mecklenberg High School - East Wind Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

Page 29 text:

DAR AWARD Vangie ushers at a Kiwanis Club travelogue as part of her civic activities. Each year, the Piedmont Patriots chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presents a citizenship award to a rising senior girl who has been outstanding in the area of dependability, leadership, service, and patriotism. This year Vangie Horton, who was selected by the faculty, was presented the award as part of the Awards Day program on May 6, 1964. On January 19, 1965, Vangie attended a tea for the winners from each high school in Mecklenburg County. On February 20, 1965, she attended a banquet for winners from all over the state. JUNIOR ROTARIANS A faculty committee composed of Miss Wayne, Mrs. East, Mr. Pittman, and Mr. Singleton chose eight senior boys as Junior Rotarians on the basis of scholarship, extra-curricular activities, and service to the school. During the school year, each boy attended Rotary Club luncheons for a specified month. The program was sponsored jointly by the school and the Rotary Club, and gave the boys a chance to learn about the Rotary Club as they acquainted the Rotary Club with life at East. Junior Rotarians Doug Goines, David Stevenson, Bill Adams, Greg Cox, Randy Cate, Eddie Finison, Lea Clower, and Reggie Graves talk over their experiences after attending Rotary Club meetings.

Page 28 text:

MARSHALS Adviser, Mrs. Reed, and chief marshal, Robert Braxton, discuss plans for serving at an upcoming pep rally. One of the highest honors which a student at East can gain is to become a marshal. Fifteen students having the highest scholastic averages in their class are selected as marshals at the end of the first semester of their junior year. This year’s group, led by Robert Braxton, are pictured below in descending order of their averages. Duties of marshals included ushering, distributing programs, acting as guides, and maintaining order at all regularly scheduled assemblies and other school functions. The 1964-65 marshals were presented to the student body and officially installed at the Awards Day program on May 6, 1964. Two of the highlights of their year’s activities came early in their reign. These were the Baccalaureate Ceremony on May 31, 1964, when they led the graduating seniors into the Coliseum, and the graduating exercises on June 1, 1964 in Ovens Auditorium. Robert Braxton Robert Swofford Mary Clare Fedarko Don Pearce David Stevenson Kent Anti.ey Susan Faulk Vangie Horton Greg Cox Reccie Graves Paulette Mullis Janyce Howle Kathy Perkerson Andrea Marwitz Mary Youngblood Page Twenty-four

Page 30 text:

CARROUSEL PRINCESS East’s 1965 Carrousel Princess, Diane Maddox, was elected by the senior class to the coveted title during the first week in October, 1964, after each senior home- room had nominated one senior girl for the honor. Diane was crowned by senior class president Lea Clower at the Senior Banquet on October 20, 1964. Diane represented East during Charlotte’s two day Thanksgiving festival on November 25-26, which was climaxed by the Carrousel Parade on Thanksgiving Day. During the festival, she attended the Carrousel Ball on November 25 at the Coliseum, and spent the night at the Sheraton-Barringer Hotel with other Princesses from all over the state. The next day, she represented East in the Carrousel Parade, riding in one of the most beautifully decorated cars in the parade. Diane chats with Miss Hickory at the Carrousel banquet. Typical of those who represented East are Pat Hager, Randy Rice (standing), Steve Setzer and Becky Hamrick (seated). REPRESENTATIVES Numerous students from East represented the school through attending conventions and conferences, and by participating in various activities in which schools were concerned. For example, five students attended Gov- ernor’s school during the past summer. These were Randy Rice and Cindy Byrum, who studied voice, Charles Leonard and Lency Houston, who studied art, and Charles Marren, who studied music. Carolyn Campbell represented East and Charlotte in the Miss Junior Miss contest, and later advanced to represent North Carolina in the competition. Bill Adams, Doug Goines, and Lea Clower attended a leadership conference at Wake Forest College in May of 1964. Juniors Tommy Chalmers, Susan Knee, Lynn Hodgson, and Dianne Burnett were chosen to be East’s 1965 foreign exchange students. Senior Pat Hager was one of two winners in the Southern District competition for the Bobbie Brooks Scholarship. Steve Setzer represented East as president of the Hasco chapter of the Junior Achievement Program. Becky Hamrick attended the Wildacres Con- ference on the Betterment of Human Relations held by the Civitan International.